Competition Has Been Introduced in the Underdeveloped Fixed-Line Market
Angola gains additional international broadband capacity
Angola;s telecom infrastructure benefits from a number of submarine cable networks, including the recently expanded 2Africa system. Progress has also been made with terrestrial links. Angola Telecom in May 2021 completed an 800km cross-border cable linking Luanda to Cabinda province, bordering the DRC. The cable has onward connectivity across the DRC.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook have also partnered to build a 2,000km network in the DRC which will serve as a hub for connecting to other cables linking to Atlantic Ocean to East Africa. This creates a digital corridor connecting the DRC with Angola and other countries in the region, with work expected to be completed by late 2023.
A separate 600km link connecting Angola and the DRC was completed by Internet Technologies Angola (ITA) in September 2021, providing an additional 200Gb/s of capacity which is expected to result in reduced access prices for end-users. Investment in the cable by Paratus Group was stimulated by the strong growth in broadband traffic and connectivity needs resulting from measures adopted by the government during the pandemic.
In line with these developments, the government has launched a tender for an operator to manage Angola Telecom’s national backbone and metropolitan networks. The new operator of the company’s network infrastructure is expected to improve the quality of services nationally by extending metro fibre networks.
Table of Contents
Key statistics
Regional Africa Market Comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI vs GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- Basic Telecommunications Law 2001
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Mobile network developments
Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- Major mobile operators
Mobile content and applications
- m-payments
Fixed-line broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Market analysis
- Broadband statistics
- Internet Exchange Points (IXP)
- Fixed-line broadband technologies
Digital economy
- E-government
Fixed network operators
- Angola Telecom
- Mercury Telecom (MS Telcom)
- Telesel/Nexus
- Mundo Startel
- Wezacom
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- International infrastructure
Appendix Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Angola 2022 (e)Table 2 Change in fixed-line subscriber market share by operator 2016 2021
Table 3 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 4 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 5 Change in the number of Movicel's mobile subscribers 2014 2021
Table 6 Change in the number of Unitel mobile subscribers 2014 2021
Table 7 Growth in the number of internet users and penetration 2014 2021
Table 8 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 9 Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Table 10 Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Table 11 Satellite broadband subscribers in Angola 2012 2021
Table 12 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Table 13 International bandwidth 2012 2020
Table 14 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Angola 2000 2011
Table 15 Historic Telecom market revenue in Angola 2011 2014
Table 16 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Angola 2000 2011
Table 17 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Angola 2000 2011
Table 18 Historic - International bandwidth 2000 2011
List of Charts
Chart 1 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market LeadersChart 2 Africa Market Leaders global ranking
Chart 3 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 4 Africa Market Challengers global ranking
Chart 5 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 6 Africa Market Emergents global ranking
Chart 7 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 8 Africa Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 Africa Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 11 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 12 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 13 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in AfricaExhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Africa Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Africa Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Africa Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 2Africa landing stations
